Funding for postgraduate research programmes

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PhDs in Holocene tropical hydrological change and the global carbon cycle The studentship will cover tuition fees (UK/EU) plus an annual stipend of £13,590pa for three years Fri 20th Apr 2012 We are inviting applications for a PhD studentship to commence in October 2012 (or earlier if possible) in the general area of tropical paleohydrology and the global carbon cycle
Renewable Energy PhD Studentship: Interdisciplinary study of the impact of a Marine Renewable Energy field research facility at Falmouth Bay Three-year studentship: Tuition fees (UK/EU) and an annual maintenance allowance at current UK Research Council rate. This project is part funded by European Social Fund (ESF) project number 11200NCO5 and is only open to EU Nationals. Deadline passed This interdisciplinary research project aims to de-risk the potential impingement of Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) field research facility on the marine environment
ESF Renewable Energy PhD Studentship in Power Electronics: Power electronic converters for photovoltaic farm grid interface Three-year studentship: Tuition fees (UK/EU) and an annual maintenance allowance at current UK Research Council rate. This award is part funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and is only open to EU Nationals. Deadline passed This project will be concerned with the investigation of using alternative power electronic topologies and control systems to interface a sub 5MW solar PV farm to the grid.
Renewable Energy PhD Studentship: Reliability methodologies for the improvement in the availability of marine energy conversion systems Three-year studentship: Tuition fees (UK/EU) and an annual maintenance allowance at current UK Research Council rate. This project is funded by EPSRC through the United Kingdom Centre for Marine Energy (UKCMER) Deadline passed Applicants are invited for the reward of a prestigious SUPERGEN (UKCMER) PhD award to be supervised at the University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus in the field of reliability methodologies for the improvement of the availability of marine energy conversion
PhD studentship in offshore umbilical design: Best practices for the development of highly dynamic power cable (umbilical) for floating MRE applications Three-year studentship: Tuition fees (UK/EU) and an annual maintenance allowance at current UK Research Council rate (£13,590/annum). Deadline passed This PhD studentship will be funded by the Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW) with the aim to enable NSW to develop and design highly dynamic MRE power cables (umbilical) providing an engineering proof of survivability at high confidence level. The PhD
ESRC Doctoral Training Centre +3 and 1+3 Studentships in Environment, Energy and Resilience UK/EU fees and an annual Research Council maintenance grant (in 2011/12 this was £13,590 for full-time students, pro rata for part-time students) for up to three years for +3 candidates, and up to four years for 1+3 candidates. Deadline passed The University of Exeter is pleased to be offering up to 2 ESRC 1+3 or +3 studentships as part of the Environment, Energy and Resilience interdisciplinary pathway of the South West Doctoral Training Centre
ESRC Doctoral Training Centre +3 studentship: Public engagement with marine renewable energy: a Guernsey case study. £13,590 plus tuition fees for eligible students Deadline passed We are pleased to offer a +3 studentship funded by the ESRC and the Guernsey Government as part of the Environment, Energy and Resilience interdisciplinary pathway of the South West Doctoral Training Centre for entry in 2012/13

Additional awards offered by the University

The University offers a range of scholarships and bursaries; find out more on the Funding pages of the University's website. Information about all awards is available on the searchable funding database which allows you to find all the studentships and bursaries for which you are eligible.